Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013 | |
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National Assembly | |
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Territorial extent | Nigeria |
Passed | 17 December 2013 |
Signed by | Goodluck Jonathan |
Signed | 7 January 2014 |
Introduced by | Bayo Ojo (PDP) |
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Status: Current legislation |
The Act to Make Provisions for the Prohibition of Relationship Between Persons of the Same Sex, Celebration of Marriage by Them, and for Other Matters Connected Therewith, also known as the Same Sex (Prohibition) Act 2006, was a controversial draft bill that was first put before the both houses of the National Assembly of Nigeria in early 2007. Seven years later, another draft was passed into legislation by president Goodluck Jonathan as the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act 2013.[1]